Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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DV612

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Bassingbourn - Bassingbourn

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Duisburg

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The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn at 2012LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Duisburg. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O D. V. Benefield, †
W/O N. F. James,
Sgt J. Longden,
Sgt E. J. Outen, †
Sgt F. T. Hooper.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Dinslaken: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1942

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Z1108

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Plain, Valley

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Steeple Morden - Steeple Morden

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Dinslaken

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The airplane departed RAF Steeple Morden at 2029LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Dinslaken, killing all five crew members.
Crew:
P/O William Arthur Hoskins, pilot,
P/O Grahame Cyril Ralph Goodwin, observer,
Sgt John Lawson Main Illingworth, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Walter Michelin, air gunner,
Sgt George Elliott Charlesworth, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Ahaus: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1942 at 2322 LT

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Z1084

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Plain, Valley

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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Ahaus

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 1955LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Ahaus, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt John Dawson, pilot,
W/O Philip Sibbald Ogilvie Brichta, observer,
P/O George Clarence Goold, observer,
F/Sgt William Kilpatrick Hughes, wireless operator,
W/O Lorne James Lemoine, wireless operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Noordwijk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1942 at 2252 LT

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DV941

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Wing - Wing

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The airplane departed RAF Wing 2029LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 3 km west of Noordwijk. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence William Streeter, pilot,
Sgt William Gordon Archer, observer,
Sgt A. McK. Bartlett, observer,
F/Sgt Douglas Arthur White, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Howard Edward Johnson, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Essen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1942

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N2782

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Plain, Valley

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Lichfield - Lichfield

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Essen

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The airplane departed RAF Lichfield at 1949LT on an operation to Essen. It is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed while approaching the target area. All five crew members were killed. The exact location of the crash remains unclear.
Crew:
P/O Fred Lupton, pilot,
W/O Morris Leslie Pierpoint, observer,
P/O Alexander Easton, bomb aimer,
F/Lt Peter Gifford Felce, air gunner,
P/O Ernest John Clifford Wheble, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Elburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0548 LT

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X9786

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The airplane departed RAF Wing at 2353LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night and passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 2 km west of Elburg. Four crew members were killed while the fifth occupant bailed out and became PoW.
Crew (26th OTU):
P/O Robert Leo Hage, pilot, †
Sgt Kenneth David Jones, †
Sgt Alexander Knox Smith, observer, †
Sgt Donald Fisher, †
Sgt J. A. Gartlan.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Terschelling: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0502 LT

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HE116

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Edgehill - Edgehill

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The airplane departed RAF Edgehill at 2340LT on September 13 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following morning, cruising at an altitude of 3,000 metres, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 km northwest of Terschelling. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Michael Holub, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Leslie Hancock, pilot,
F/Sgt Walter Carl Pedersen, observer,
Sgt Stanley Davies, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Stewart Crichton Plowright, air gunner,
Sgt Richard Francis Stay, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Nordermoor

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0416 LT

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X9744

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Steeple Morden - Steeple Morden

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3Z0S

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The airplane departed RAF Steeple Morden 0002LT on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and abandoned by the crew at an altitude of 5,000 feet. The airplane crashed in Nordermoor and was destroyed. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
S/L R. A. Nicholson,
P/O G. T. Hunt,
Sgt O. M. Jameson,
F/Sgt R. O. Riddle,
F/Sgt M. W. E. Wild.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Ohrtermersch

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942 at 0345 LT

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